Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Anatomy of a deception: How Obama got away with bombing Syria

The Obama administration wants to bomb Syria. The American
public and general world opinion is heavily against the idea. Congress very
skeptical.

ISIS threat is scary, but not scary enough. Suddenly, a new
super-terrorist organization is identified that makes ISIS look like a Girl
Scout troop: Khorasan!

Within days, stories start popping up at major news outlets
about the danger Khorasan presents to the West. It’s reported that they are
operating in…Syria.

Tension builds, and CNN breathlessly reports that an
“official” claims there is an imminent threat to America from Khorasan. The
official says the group is building “improved explosive devices” that are much
harder to detect.

On September 23, without Congressional or UN approval, Obama
claims self-defense and announces air strikes against Syria.

Days later, news reports start questioning the Khorasan
threat. Further investigation leads to accusations that there isn’t even a
group called Khorasan operating in Syria, with some former intelligence agents
claiming they’d never heard of the group.